The Ministry for Energy and Water is the central public organization in charge of competences in the field of water in Lebanon. It is formed of 3 General Directions:

-The General Direction  of Hydraulic and Electric Resources,
-The General  Direction  of Exploitation,
-The General Direction of the Petroleum.  

 In this report, only the first two Directions will be quoted because they deal with water problems.

1-   The General Direction of Hydraulic and  Electric Resources:
                            organigramme

  Its functions are the following:
            - to plan and study the hydraulic projects, to carry them out  and supervise the execution,
            - to apply the laws and regulations relative to the protection of public water and its exploitation.

2-   The General  Direction of  Exploitation:    
                           organigramme

Its functions are the following:

• to exercice the power of tutelage on the public establishments  working in the water sector: these are mainly the Water Authorities  and the Litani National Authority,
• to ensure the administrative and financial control of these organizations and to attend to the application of the tender documents and specifications relative  to the exploitation of water,
• to study the complaints and measurements necessary to regulate the infringements committed by the organizations working in the water sector.